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Webster Bank SVP Named Investigator of the Year WATERBURY, Conn., July 14, 2014 - Kim Syrop, senior vice president, fraud mitigation and loss management, has been named Investigator of the Year, by the Connecticut Chapter of the International Association of Financial Crime Investigators (IAFCI).

This award recognizes a non-law enforcement financial crimes investigator for investigative excellence of financial crimes and outstanding service and dedication towards meeting the goals and objectives of the IAFCI.
At Webster, Syrop has oversight of fraud prevention strategies and operations, overdraft servicing, fraud investigation, and recovery efforts throughout the bank's four-state footprint. She has been instrumental in leading the bank's loss management team and has spearheaded a year-long initiative to raise awareness about financial abuse of seniors - making many public appearances on the subject, including FoxCT.
Webster Bank is a leading regional bank serving businesses and consumers from metro New York City to
Boston, Mass.

Photo: Syrop (right) accepts the award from IAFCI President Mark Solomon, who is also a detective in the Greenwich, Conn., Police Department and is assigned to the Connecticut Financial Crimes Task Force.

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Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) is the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. With $21 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgages, private banking, trust and investment services through 166 banking offices; 311 ATMs; telephone banking; mobile banking; and the Internet. Webster Bank owns the asset based lending firm Webster Business Credit Corporation; the

equipment finance firm Webster Capital Finance Corporation; and provides health savings account trustee and administrative se rvices

through HSA Bank, a division of Webster Bank. Member FDIC and equal housing lender. For more information about Webster, including past press releases and the latest annual report, visit the Webster website at www.websterbank.comor follow us on LinkedIn http://linkedin.com/company/webster-bankand Twitter https://twitter.com/WebsterBank.

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